highest per by a center through his first 8 seasons

Wilt Chamberlain had the best PER by a center in his first 8 seasons, with a 29.4 rating.

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highest per with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a center through his first 8 seasons

	NAME	PER	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29.4	624	46.8	37.6	24.8	4.0			15.2	29.2	52.2				7.1	13.3	53.7	53.6				29,208	23,442	15,448	2,480				1,181
2	Anthony Davis A. Davis	28.6	131	34.8	27.1	11.9	2.9	1.4	2.3	9.9	19.5	50.9	0.7	2.1	31.5	6.6	8.2	79.9	58.7	2.6	9.2	2.2	4,558	3,551	1,556	375	182	302	293	300	+184
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28.4	433	31.9	27.9	11.2	3.6	0.9	1.7	9.2	18.2	50.4	1.2	3.4	34.1	8.3	10.1	82.6	61.5	2.2	8.9	3.4	13,834	12,071	4,832	1,573	397	720	1,485	1,327	+2547
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.9	534	37.7	27.5	12.4	2.7	0.7	2.7	11.0	19.1	57.7	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.4	10.1	53.4	58.3	4.0	8.3	2.9	20,148	14,687	6,615	1,430	400	1,436	1,554	1,836	+1848
5	David Robinson D. Robinson	27.8	563	37.9	25.5	11.7	3.1	1.7	3.6	9.0	17.2	52.5	0.0	0.2	26.1	7.4	9.9	74.6	59.2	3.4	8.3	2.9	21,353	14,366	6,614	1,726	940	2,012	1,634	1,710	+21
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.7	596	30.8	20.2	10.5	6.6	1.2	0.7	7.8	14.0	55.3	1.0	2.9	34.8	3.7	4.5	82.9	63.2	2.6	7.9	2.9	18,331	12,054	6,273	3,959	714	423	1,709	1,641	+2793
7	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	27.3	110	30.8	24.7	11.3	3.3	1.1	3.4	8.7	17.6	49.6	2.4	6.8	35.1	4.8	5.8	82.9	61.2	1.9	9.4	2.8	3,393	2,716	1,242	368	118	373	304	261	+784
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	27.1	243	34.4	19.2	13.2	2.6			6.7	17.3	38.9				5.7	7.4	77.8	46.7				8,350	4,661	3,209	622				997
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26.9	631	41.8	29.5	15.3	4.3	1.3	3.5	12.2	22.3	54.8				5.1	7.3	69.7	57.9	3.3	11.4		26,349	18,638	9,634	2,740	397	1,094		1,987
10	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	24.9	516	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5			6.4	14.4	44.4				6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4				18,298	10,023	5,856	1,269				1,681
11	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	24.5	72	36.9	17.1	12.1	3.0			5.1	13.5	38.0				6.8	8.2	82.7	49.8				2,655	1,228	870	214				232
12	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	24.4	511	34.1	23.0	11.2	3.2	0.8	1.3	8.5	16.2	52.6	1.6	4.2	39.5	4.4	5.3	83.5	62.3	2.9	8.2	2.7	17,428	11,772	5,701	1,626	409	680	1,376	1,744	+579
13	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	24.3	410	26.7	13.7	11.7	0.7	0.6	2.4	5.7	9.8	58.2	0.0	0.1	32.0	2.3	3.7	60.8	59.9	3.4	8.4	1.6	10,937	5,623	4,814	280	240	994	663	1,089	+188
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	23.9	588	31.2	17.4	10.1	3.0	0.7	1.9	6.9	13.5	50.8	0.0	0.1	10.9	3.6	5.1	71.0	55.1	2.4	7.6	2.1	18,365	10,215	5,920	1,740	386	1,141	1,232	1,181	+3338
15	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	23.8	468	30.1	19.7	7.6	1.3	0.7	1.4	7.3	13.2	55.4	0.0	0.2	24.3	5.1	6.6	77.4	61.4	2.3	5.3	2.2	14,085	9,222	3,557	611	342	655	1,034	1,485	+1412
16	Moses Malone M. Malone	23.7	615	37.9	23.8	14.8	1.5	1.0	1.7	8.5	16.7	50.9	0.0	0.1	5.0	6.8	9.1	74.1	57.4	6.2	8.6	3.7	23,321	14,636	9,104	894	593	1,025	1,962	1,712
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.7	594	36.7	22.9	12.5	2.2	2.0	3.5	9.0	17.6	51.3	0.0	0.1	6.7	4.8	6.9	69.3	55.3	4.2	8.3	3.1	21,812	13,575	7,441	1,302	1,170	2,102	1,852	2,360
18	Shawn Marion S. Marion	23.6	81	40.3	21.8	11.8	1.8	2.0	1.7	8.8	16.9	52.5	1.2	3.6	33.1	3.0	3.7	80.9	59.1	3.1	8.8	1.5	3,263	1,769	959	143	160	137	125	223	+412
19	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	23.1	591	36.2	22.7	12.2	3.4	1.2	2.1	9.3	18.3	50.6				4.2	5.4	77.8	54.9	3.2	8.9	3.6	21,413	13,433	7,196	1,994	416	724	225	1,919
20	Dwight Howard D. Howard	23.1	604	36.3	19.5	13.3	1.6	1.0	2.3	6.9	11.7	59.0	0.0	0.1	9.5	5.7	10.1	56.6	60.5	3.6	9.7	3.3	21,898	11,755	8,038	974	628	1,407	2,002	2,024	+2905
21	Yao Ming Y. Ming	23	486	32.5	19.0	9.2	1.6	0.4	1.9	7.0	13.3	52.4	0.0	0.0	20.0	5.1	6.1	83.3	59.6	2.5	6.7	2.7	15,818	9,247	4,494	769	189	920	1,311	1,596	+1491
22	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	22.6	476	21.4	12.8	5.3	1.4	0.5	0.8	5.1	8.3	61.8	0.0	0.2	11.0	2.5	3.7	66.7	64.2	1.9	3.4	1.1	10,165	6,080	2,523	658	258	393	533	1,010	+613
23	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	22.5	543	35.5	24.8	10.8	2.4	1.0	1.7	9.7	19.1	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	7.0	76.6	56.0	2.7	8.1	2.5	19,253	13,488	5,868	1,312	559	931	592	1,831
24	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	22.5	617	36.6	24.0	10.5	2.2	1.1	3.0	9.5	18.1	52.4	0.0	0.1	13.7	5.1	6.8	74.4	57.0	2.7	7.8	3.3	22,607	14,835	6,451	1,327	685	1,837	2,028	2,284
25	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	22.4	535	32.3	21.5	11.0	3.2	1.4	1.2	7.7	16.7	46.0	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.6	7.6	73.7	53.8	2.8	8.2	3.6	17,307	11,518	5,884	1,725	765	653	1,928	2,066	-596

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

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1.9

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1.9

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

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TS% Leaders

68.8

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67.6

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67.4

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122.6

120.8

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119.4

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111.3

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4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

Wilt Chamberlain had the best PER by a center in his first 8 seasons, with a 29.4 rating.

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